Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix: Book Review

I'm currently reading the last one, so I definitely need to post these book reviews before I forget what these books are about! [ha-ha, just kidding; seriously who could forget anything about Harry Potter?!] I have to admit, the fifth book might just be my favorite, but we'll see after I finish reading the seventh.

Synopsis from Barnes & Noble:

The book that took the world by storm....In his fifth year at Hogwart's, Harry faces challenges at every turn, from the dark threat of He-Who-Must-Not-Be- Named and the unreliability of the government of the magical world to the rise of Ron Weasley as the keeper of the Gryffindor Quidditch Team. Along the way he learns about the strength of his friends, the fierceness of his enemies, and the meaning of sacrifice.




My Review: 
The first shock of the book occurred when Harry and his cousin Dudley meet two Dementors ... just down the block from where Harry spends the majority of his summer! Acting fast, Harry decides to use magic to save himself, as well as his cousin, only to be charged with underage use of magic... something that could get him expelled from Hogwarts. Of course, you know that can't happen just yet because it's only the 5th year and Harry has 2 more years at Hogwarts [or at least we know now, we might've not known when the books first came out]. It is after this that Harry learns about the Order of the Phoenix, and how it has been set up to conquer Lord Voldemort, and the meetings occur at, his Godfather, Sirius's house. 
When they head back to Hogwarts, they discover Dolores Umbridge, whom Harry had met already, as their new Defense Against the Dark Arts Teacher. Having to deal with no magic in that class, O.W.L.S coming up fast, Quidditch [well maybe not for Harry?], and the Dark Lord, Harry is up for the fight of his life, at least one of the many to come and the many had. Especially when Umbridge takes over the school, Harry has to use his wits, as well as his luck, to get in contact with his Godfather, to block Voldemort from his reading mind, and the battle against the Death Eaters. This is one book you definitely don't want to skip! 


My Rating: 5 Stars 

"The one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord approaches... born to those who have thrice defied him, born as the seventh month dies... and the Dark Lord will mark him as his equal, but he will have power the Dark Lord knows not... and either must die at the hand of the other for neither can live while the other survives... the one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord will be born as the seventh month dies..."